The Killers (1946 & 1964) (The Criterion Collection) [2 DVD9s]

Why would a man welcome his own murder?

Ernest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. Its first screen incarnation came in 1946, when director Robert Siodmak unleashed The Killers, helping to define the film noir style and launching the careers of Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner in this archetypal masterpiece. In 1956, then-film student Andrei Tarkovsky tackled the story with a faithful 19-minute short. In 1964, Don Siegel—initially slated to direct the 1946 version—took it on, creating the first-ever made-for-TV feature, which would prove too violent for American audiences in the wake of JFK’s assassination. The Criterion Collection presents all three versions of this classic tale of amorality that asks why a man would silently welcome his fate with the passivity of a man already dead.

Ernest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. Its first screen incarnation came in 1946, when director Robert Siodmak unleashed The Killers, helping to define the film noir style and launching the careers of Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner in this archetypal masterpiece

Disc Features
* Beautiful new digital transfer
* Andrei Tarkovsky’s student film version of The Killers
* Video interview with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky (Don Siegel: Director)
* Screen Director’s Playhouse 1949 radio adaptation, starring Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters
* Actor Stacy Keach (Mike Hammer) reads Hemingway’s short story
* Production and publicity stills with actor biographies, rare behind-the-scenes stills gallery, original press book and ads
* Collection of trailers for Robert Siodmak films
* Writer/director Paul Schrader’s seminal 1972 essay “notes on film noir”
* Notes by Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn)
* Music and effects track
* English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

Ernest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. In 1964, Don Siegel—initially slated to direct the 1946 version—took it on, creating the first-ever made-for-TV feature, which would prove too violent for American audiences in the wake of JFK’s assassination.

Disc Features
* Gleaming new digital transfer
* Reflections with Clu Gulager, star of the 1964 version
* Excerpts from A Siegel Film pertaining to the making of the movie
* Production correspondence including memos from Don Siegel, broadcasting standards reports and casting suggestions
* Production and publicity stills with actor biographies, rare behind-the-scenes stills gallery, and advertisements
* Notes by Geoffrey O’Brien (Hardboiled America: Lurid Paperbacks and the Masters of Noir)
* English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

DVDS:
DVD RELEASE: 2003
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 176
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1
COLOUR: Black & White
AUDIO: English Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English SDH

Extraction:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: 2 Full Dual-Layer DVDs
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO (Image)
FILE SIZE: 7.66/6.81GBs
SCANS FILE SIZE (600 DPI): 11MBs
TOTAL FILE SIZE: 14.48GBs

Scans

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(1946)

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(1964)

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